…been known. unnamed seedling from the ‘Caerhays Belle’ seed batch Snowdrops nearly over outside the front gate. Snowdrops Bluebells (Spanish) even nearer to having a February flower! Bluebells (Spanish) 2004…

…First daffs out on the drive near Nobleanum. 1973 – FJW First snowdrop. Flowers on Talavera and Red Admiral – mild wet winter to date.1963 – FJW Heaviest fall of…

…cold and frost nothing moving. Hamamelis mollis has been good for a month and in all the frost and snow. 1910 – JCW All far behind the above, Snowdrops open…

…R mucronulatum is going over, a few snowdrops and aconite. 1898 – JCW One or two Caerhays trumpets open. Minimus nearly at its best, snowdrops quite white crocus partly open….

…green leaves from last year on a young Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Snowdrops already over and setting seed. Snowdrops The first ‘wild’ daffodils are just out (late) by the Four…

…garden since 24/1/19101963 – FJW First few snowdrops and cyclamen on Georges Bank. 1944 – CW Five or more inches of snow and very cold a week ago. Almost all…

…the flowers still in bud. snowdrops 2018 – CHW Snow today at the nursery! Forsythia manchurica buds just showing colour. Forsythia manchurica Forsythia manchurica Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ with odd flowers…

…snowdrops well out. 1963 – FJW Charles collected 40 dead birds in an hour. Everything deeply frozen. 1950 – CW No daffodils out or near. Camellias very early St Ewe…

…of its parents, Narcissus cyclamineus, growing nearby. Narcissus cyclamineus The snowdrops which we dug and moved from The Vean before the building work there 12 years ago are already nearly…

…or so ago. This large clump of nearly over snowdrops was dug from around The Vean 11 years ago prior to building works starting. snowdrops First flower on the very…

…1988 – FJW 7 Magnolias out … including Giddle, Bishop Peter, 2 by steep steps, crino hedge.1969 – FJW A wintry assize. Heavy frost and 5 lots of snow –…

…to admire their wonderful snowdrop collection. Something I know very little about although galanthophilia is a well-known gardening passion for some. I can well see why! Some varieties were over…

…FJW Third night of frost getting heavier – plants now showing it.2002 – FJW Flower on Magnolia stellata.1986 – FJW Fifth and heaviest dose of snow for winter. 1931 –…

…habit to ‘Mrs D W Davis’. Perhaps the best new camellia to emerge since the cold and snow. Aptly named too! Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia cuspidata finally…

…a fair lot of Magnolia halleana, saw the Tregothnan Rho argeteum with 300 flowers. 1901 – JCW Snow which melts and none of the above open. 1898 – JCW A…

…with the threat of serious snow again. We carry on regardless with the all day garden tour joined by Richard Carew Pole’s party and Tom Hudson for lunch (22 attendees).Rhododendron…

…greenery stripped from michelias and evergreen oaks by Georges Hut and the michelia flowers smashed up. 2015 – CHW LEUCOJUM vernum Leucojum vernum – Spring Snowflake – this attractive and…

…on and looking superb. Magnolia ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ 1985 – FJW Still very cold (5°), snow and pond frozen over – woodcock and duck shooting forbidden.1973 – FJW Heaviest gale it…

…SNOW – cut off here. No post – Northerners here and powerless to leave. 1943 – CW It has been a long wet mild spell, almost all Rhodo’s as 1928….

…less! Stachyurus praecox 1989 – FJW Very cold start to the day. 1965 – FJW First snow of winter. 1964 – FJW Charles found Moupinense hyb near Niveum in flower….